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TABLE 3-1: Firefighter II Total Compensation Comparison
Fire Department
Class Title –
Class Code
Min.
Salary
Max.
Salary
Hrs.
per
Week
Max.
Hourly
Pay
Monthly
Hours of
EDWC*
Monthly
Pay for
EDWC*
Max.
Hourly
Pay
With
EDWC
Max.
Monthly
Cash
Bens.
Max.
Monthly
Emplyr.
Paid
Bens.
Max.
Mo.
Vac.
Max.
Mo.
Sick
Ave.
Mo.
Hol.
Hrs.
Value
of Max.
Mo.
Ave.
Vac./
Sick/
Hol.
Mon.
Total
Comp.
Bakersfield
32202 FF Suppression $4,621 $5,627
56 $23.19
12.6 $483.00 $25.18 $1,100.41 $3,145.63
14
11
13 $866.72 $11,243
Chula Vista
5623 FF
$4,687 $5,697
56 $32.87
0.0
$0.00 $32.87 $616.67 $3,840.93
19
11
11 $1,333.16 $11,488
Corona
FRF100R FF
$4,941 $6,033
56 $34.80
0.0
$0.00 $34.80 $1,478.09 $4,692.35
31
0
12 $1,608.13 $13,712
Escondido
60700 FF/Paramedic $4,965 $6,336
56 $26.11
0.0
$0.00 $26.11 $1,122.74 $3,854.11
18
12
12 $1,197.57 $12,510
Fullerton
FF
$4,522 $5,771
56 $23.78
12.6 $458.39 $25.67 $1,284.10 $4,088.07
18
11
10 $1,147.47 $12,749
Hayward
215 FF (56 hr.)
$6,642 $8,074
56 $33.24
0.0
$0.00 $33.24 $1,287.30 $4,964.88
20
12
28 $1,401.05 $15,727
Livermore-
Pleasanton
FF
$5,800 $7,405
56 $30.52
13.0 $974.68 $34.53 $1,313.02 $5,102.63
16
11.2
0 $1,620.90 $16,416
Los Angeles
County
0199 FF
$4,345 $6,353
56 $26.08
12.6 $675.11 $28.85 $2,422.83 $4,649.59
18
12
11 $1,446.22 $15,548
Milpitas
4502 FF/EMT
$7,180 $8,680
56 $35.77
0.0
$0.00 $35.77 $560.71 $5,191.32
19
24
0 $2,164.43 $16,596
Novato
5623 FF
$6,567 $7,437
56 $42.91
0.0
$0.00 $42.91 $150.00 $6,226.39
22
12
0 $1,488.20 $15,301
Ontario
3005 FF
$4,713 $5,729
53 $24.94
30.0 $1,417.22 $31.12 $1,604.20 $4,993.05
22
12
15 $1,564.33 $15,308
Oxnard
FF
$4,922 $6,312
56 $26.01
10.8 $486.50 $28.02 $991.91 $3,976.14
35
0
0 $1,042.52 $12,809
Rialto
6013 FF
$4,322 $5,792
56 $23.80
6.0 $232.14 $24.76 $762.53 $3,921.80
18
13
14 $1,227.96 $11,936
Roseville
FF
$4,779 $6,725
56 $27.71
0.0
$0.00 $27.71 $1,344.92 $4,016.73
18
12
14 $1,249.78 $13,336
San Bernardino
(City of)
60031 FF
$5,542 $7,252
56 $29.80
12.6 $579.92 $32.19 $250.00 $3,131.57
30
16
12 $1,788.20 $13,002
San Mateo
(City of)
See Engineer
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Santa Monica
2050 FF
$6,343 $7,831
56 $32.27
0.0
$0.00 $32.27 $2,910.02 $5,935.96
15
12
12 $1,726.24 $18,403
Stockton
20545 FF
$4,139 $6,713
56 $27.66
4.3 $200.77 $28.49 $1,099.24 $4,034.90
35
12
9 $1,539.93 $13,588
Torrance
7112 FF
$4,195 $6,345
56 $26.19
12.5 $585.11 $28.60 $2,705.04 $6,073.32
24
9
8 $1,531.31 $17,240
Ventura County
00770 FF
$4,753 $6,327
56 $36.50
13.5 $677.64 $40.41 $1,870.85 $5,831.54
29
11
0 $1,462.25 $16,169
Survey Average
$5,157 $6,655
56 $29.69
7.4 $356.37 $31.24 $1,309.19 $4,614.26
22.1
11.3
9.5 $1,438.24 $14,373
CAL FIRE
FF II
$2,777 $3,509
72 $11.25
82.3 $1,825.33 $17.10 $894.17 $3,390.10
23.0
14
24 $1,431.91 $11,051
CAL FIRE Salary Relationship
-85.7% -89.6%
-164.0%
$80.5% -82.7%
-46.4%
-36.1%
-0.4% -30.1%
Note: FF = Firefighter
City of San Mateo does not have a classification comparable to Firefighter II.
Cities of Fullerton and Hayward did not provide which premium pays are included in the calculation of retirement or paid leave. It is assumed that all earned pay differentials and planned
overtime (for retirement calculation only) are included in these calculations.




